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in 2011 president obama was cutting deals with john boehner on the golf course. it was very favorable for the republicans. the president agreed to more than a trillion dollars in cuts, benefit reductions of social security, raising the medicare eligibility age and actually lowering tax rates on the wealthiest americans. now in the end, republicans, what do they do? they rejected the deal. they wanted more and the way to get it was to beat the president of the united states in november. the president fought back almost a year ago. he announced the message of the reelection campaign. the same place where teddy roosevelt gave birth to progressivism. >> we have to ask ourselves, do we want to make the investments we need in things like education and research and high-tech manufacturing, all those things that help make us an economic super power, or do we want to keep in place the tax breaks for the the wealthiest americans in our country? because we can't afford to do both. that's not politics. that's just math. >> this message was no secret. the president campaigned
in 2011 president obama was cutting deals with john boehner on the golf course. it was very favorable for the republicans. the president agreed to more than a trillion dollars in cuts, benefit reductions of social security, raising the medicare eligibility age and actually lowering tax rates on the wealthiest americans. now in the end, republicans, what do they do? they rejected the deal. they wanted more and the way to get it was to beat the president of the united states in november. the...
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the $400 billion on the table with obama care or with medicare that the republicans deny cuts. who is telling the truth here? >> well, the real issue is whether you're cutting things to beneficiaries or using those cuts to really transform the system to make it more modern. and i think as they did in the campaign, they are trying to say this will harm beneficiaries. but you can make cuts without harming beneficiaries. we released a report where we had $385 million in cuts to medicare and without taking it out of beneficiaries. . >> so this is a valid proposal of savings of $400 billion, but republicans deny that. >> the president has put on a bold proposal. the important thing i would say is, there's one way of cutting. you just whack the system. take money out. make what you pay the doctors or hospitals less. but the real interesting and important thing is to try to transform the system going forward so that we're not spending increases well beyond inflation or the growth in gdp. that's going to be the key. >> so part of the transformation here would be to allow medicare to ne
the $400 billion on the table with obama care or with medicare that the republicans deny cuts. who is telling the truth here? >> well, the real issue is whether you're cutting things to beneficiaries or using those cuts to really transform the system to make it more modern. and i think as they did in the campaign, they are trying to say this will harm beneficiaries. but you can make cuts without harming beneficiaries. we released a report where we had $385 million in cuts to medicare and...
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and that's why i'm really glad president obama is not negotiating both for himself and for the republicans, which was sometimes his habit the last time. he's basically saying you want a bunch of cuts i don't have. don't make me propose them. that's creating some pressure on them. i think both those things will have an effect. we'll get the taxes back if we do nothing. >> the conversation in washington being separate from what it feels like the real needs of the country, a familiar feeling for me. i often have this frustration that the beltway discussion is not what the important questions are that are facing the country. in this case, i feel like as long as we're willing to talk about the economic needs of the country, as long as we're willing to talk about fiscal policy, how can it be we're not talking about new stimulus. the republicans ran against that as if the stimulus was this awful thing. but the republicans lost and we have an economic growth problem now. i wonder if you see signs of hope in what the president is asking for there in the way people are talking about the need to goos
and that's why i'm really glad president obama is not negotiating both for himself and for the republicans, which was sometimes his habit the last time. he's basically saying you want a bunch of cuts i don't have. don't make me propose them. that's creating some pressure on them. i think both those things will have an effect. we'll get the taxes back if we do nothing. >> the conversation in washington being separate from what it feels like the real needs of the country, a familiar feeling...
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obama there previewing the fight to come over spending cuts and tax cuts. let's take that now to the table and i would say the two big takeaways from the press conference regarding the fiscal cliff, number one, the political posture that the president is taking is definitely that. we should extend the tax cuts for everyone except the top 3% right now and that puts republicans in a box because they don't want to defend just the tax cuts for the wealthy so i think we'll be hearing in terms of political posture but the other thing that's interesting here is in response to a question actually from our own chuck todd, the president admitted that there wasn't a hard red line on going back to the clinton era tax rates for the wealthiest individuals. he left a little bit of wiggle room there, kind of the first time he's shown any willingness to consider other options. it seems like the principle here is, though, you have to make up as much revenue from the wealthy individuals as you would if you did bring the tax rates back to the clinton era levels. >> so steve, i
obama there previewing the fight to come over spending cuts and tax cuts. let's take that now to the table and i would say the two big takeaways from the press conference regarding the fiscal cliff, number one, the political posture that the president is taking is definitely that. we should extend the tax cuts for everyone except the top 3% right now and that puts republicans in a box because they don't want to defend just the tax cuts for the wealthy so i think we'll be hearing in terms of...
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they keep obama's cuts. medicare takes $650 billion cut, you lose about 30 million people who had been covered by medicaid in addition to another 15 million or so who would have been covered by the affordable care act through private insurance subsidies. so right there, you have the ryan/romney budget, probably taking about 45 million, 50 million people out of health care insurance. >> and bruce, it establishes the -- the ryan plan establishes only two income tax brackets. it's pretty close to a flat tax. a 10% bracket for singles making under $50,000, couples under $100,000, and a 25% bracket for everything above that. and the ryan argument is, it will be deficit neutral, because he will eliminate whatever deductions and loopholes need to be eliminated in order to gain the same revenue in the tax system, but he offers absolutely no specifics on what would be eliminated in the deduction group. >> that's exactly right. but in that respect, both mitt romney and paul ryan are on the same boat, which is, they ar
they keep obama's cuts. medicare takes $650 billion cut, you lose about 30 million people who had been covered by medicaid in addition to another 15 million or so who would have been covered by the affordable care act through private insurance subsidies. so right there, you have the ryan/romney budget, probably taking about 45 million, 50 million people out of health care insurance. >> and bruce, it establishes the -- the ryan plan establishes only two income tax brackets. it's pretty...
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but even in the cases where obama was ahead by 7 points in the state before, that lead has been cut to 3 or 4. maybe you have a tie now. or romney ahead. there's a sign that obama's problems were worse just after the debate on thursday and friday and it's perking back up. we'll see in the next round show the swing states tied. then democrats really will be appropriate for them to panic a little bit. right now trepidation is the most appropriate emotion for democrats. if you see obama's lead in the swing states evaporating as well, then it really is, i think, a toss up heading into the last debates. >> nate silver, editor of the new york times 538 blog and author of "the signal and the noise." more broadly it's about the whole statistical universe and how to understand it. and be better at predicting things. nate, congratulations. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> pop quiz. paul ryan has either, a, just helped president obama with the nra, or b, just destroyed president obama with the nra, or c, could he have done both? that's next. capella university understands businesse
but even in the cases where obama was ahead by 7 points in the state before, that lead has been cut to 3 or 4. maybe you have a tie now. or romney ahead. there's a sign that obama's problems were worse just after the debate on thursday and friday and it's perking back up. we'll see in the next round show the swing states tied. then democrats really will be appropriate for them to panic a little bit. right now trepidation is the most appropriate emotion for democrats. if you see obama's lead in...
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before a single meeting has been held, 29% said they blamed president obama while 53% said they would blame republicans in congress. former mississippi governor hailey barber was asked whether republicans should be open to upping tax rates if they got spending cuts in return. he said "if there's enough savings, if there's enough entitlement reform, if there's enough certainty about tax reform in the next few years, i would." . i could keep going, but i'll leave it there. grover norquist says in the article, not to worry. "it's been 22 years since a republican voted for a tax increase in this town. this is not my first rodeo yes, it is. maybe it isn't. but the fact that you didn't fall off the bull at your rodeo doesn't mean you won't fall off at your 60th. but what isn't good news for grover may be. good news for the country. democrats are now and they have been for some time open to spending cuts. in fact, they already passed a trillion dollars of them into law in 2011. if republicans are willing to let the bush tax cuts for the rich expire as part of a larger framework, it's going t
before a single meeting has been held, 29% said they blamed president obama while 53% said they would blame republicans in congress. former mississippi governor hailey barber was asked whether republicans should be open to upping tax rates if they got spending cuts in return. he said "if there's enough savings, if there's enough entitlement reform, if there's enough certainty about tax reform in the next few years, i would." . i could keep going, but i'll leave it there. grover...
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he's been clear that he didn't want to continue the bush tax cuts for the top income earners. so the one thing i want to see more democrats do is those of us who are, you know, not in congress, we need to be out there pushing too. because last time what happened when the president got elected and everyone acted like he was going to be a magician and he could rule and do all these things. we need the public to push back and let them know that we are not going to stand for this anymore. people have to sacrifice. >> there's no political off season is what i'm hearing. great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour. stay right with us. >>> president obama wins, will you move forward with the health care exchange? >> we'll go forward with what works out for the best interest of the state. >> governor scott walker announced a hands-off approach to obama care. the nation's john nichols will tell us why it's good news for wisconsinites. >>> tonight, i'll blow the top off of these secessionists. >> this is a petit
he's been clear that he didn't want to continue the bush tax cuts for the top income earners. so the one thing i want to see more democrats do is those of us who are, you know, not in congress, we need to be out there pushing too. because last time what happened when the president got elected and everyone acted like he was going to be a magician and he could rule and do all these things. we need the public to push back and let them know that we are not going to stand for this anymore. people...
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the reason why boehner has trouble cutting a deal is not because boehner can't cut a deal. i think in five minutes' time he and obama would come up -- >> excuse me, excuse me, you're wrong. you're wrong. all that grover has to say, all he has to say is, we're in a particular fiscal crunch right now, and we've got to make allowances for that. if he did that, a lot would change. >> grover only counts because these tea party guys, the 50, 60, 70 in the house, they have a theological opposition to any -- >> let's go -- >> all they're worried about is being primaried from the right -- >> i know -- let's talk about the caucus you used to work with and know. >> very well. >> aren't there a lot of people over there if grover came out and said these are peculiar times, we have to make a couple adjustments. >> members of congress should not have to negotiate with grover norquist. >> but i'm asking you an open question. would that have any influence? >> it could but it would -- for grover he's an activist. he's someone -- he has his ideals, and if he compromises on that, that's harder
the reason why boehner has trouble cutting a deal is not because boehner can't cut a deal. i think in five minutes' time he and obama would come up -- >> excuse me, excuse me, you're wrong. you're wrong. all that grover has to say, all he has to say is, we're in a particular fiscal crunch right now, and we've got to make allowances for that. if he did that, a lot would change. >> grover only counts because these tea party guys, the 50, 60, 70 in the house, they have a theological...
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what's not getting stated enough is everyone will get a tax cut if president obama's proposal goes through because even people with the highest will get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. so it's not just a class-specific tax kuchlt it's a tax cut that refers to that part of your income and that hasn't been announced and discussed enough. >> what about the fact -- and we're going to talk with them a little bit later. congressman peter defazio, he's coming on with us a little bit later in the hour and he's indicate thad this fiscal cliff is not what everyone makes it out to be. in fact, he's in favor of or at least considering letting us go off the slope, cliff, whatever you want to call it to get a better congress in january. is that even proper to be discussing it in that direction at this point? >> i know this is going to be a pastacy because that's been a big issue over there. the reality is i don't think the fiscal cliff is not a fiscal cliff. i think it's a slope. i don't think it's going to ruin the economy if it happens over time, but the reality -- the problem is we d
what's not getting stated enough is everyone will get a tax cut if president obama's proposal goes through because even people with the highest will get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. so it's not just a class-specific tax kuchlt it's a tax cut that refers to that part of your income and that hasn't been announced and discussed enough. >> what about the fact -- and we're going to talk with them a little bit later. congressman peter defazio, he's coming on with us a little...
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middle class cuts go through, rich people will get the largest cuts, still. >> we saw the obama victory numbers in this election. but i think he's had a bigger victory than what those numbers indicate and that's in this cnn poll that comes up and it shows today how effective the president's leadership has been on this tax issue because the country agrees with him and more people agree with him than voted for him on this particular issue. it's overwhelmingly in favor of the president's position on this and the republicans are reading that poll and their future is in that poll. >> and the republican party for too long has been driven by their primary electorate. they've been afraid of grover norquist and the tea party coming after them in primaries, but the more we see republicans coming out, reaching across the aisle, there are safety in numbers. so, it looks like there is going to be a genuine move to the center. >> here's what glover is hoping for, that we go off the cliff. then you go off without violating grover's quest. what he needs is the claim his pledge still exists. >> these pe
middle class cuts go through, rich people will get the largest cuts, still. >> we saw the obama victory numbers in this election. but i think he's had a bigger victory than what those numbers indicate and that's in this cnn poll that comes up and it shows today how effective the president's leadership has been on this tax issue because the country agrees with him and more people agree with him than voted for him on this particular issue. it's overwhelmingly in favor of the president's...
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the obama medicare cuts if you have the cuts in your plan? and he uses the word you must not use, which everybody on the budget committee understand andest mo people in congress understand, baseline. >> baseline. >> howard is laughing about it now. you've got to find an merge language way of answering this question, not the congressional language way. >> that's exactly right. that's the thing that's so shocking about this roout, how fundamentally unprepared they were about the obvious questions. i mean, like howard said, obviously if you pick paul ryan, medicare is going to be the central question. and they see to not only not have good answers but not have any kind of a strategy. and, in fact, their entire campaign, one thing i've been surprised by is how much of a fly by the seat of the pants kind of campaign it seems to have been. from the very beginning they've had a hard time even defining what mitt romney's narrative of his biography will be. when first questions came out about his tax return, they still haven't figured oit a good answe
the obama medicare cuts if you have the cuts in your plan? and he uses the word you must not use, which everybody on the budget committee understand andest mo people in congress understand, baseline. >> baseline. >> howard is laughing about it now. you've got to find an merge language way of answering this question, not the congressional language way. >> that's exactly right. that's the thing that's so shocking about this roout, how fundamentally unprepared they were about the...
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and we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the obama care act. papa john's, like most businesses, is still researching what the affordable care act means to our operations. we will honor this law, as we do all laws, and continue to offer 100% of papa john's corporate employees and workers in company-owned stores health insurance as we have since the company was founded in 1984." the owner of 40 denny's franchises, john mets, completely reversed himself on a plan to add a 5% obama surcharge. businesses at denny's restaurants in florida dropped overnight, after his comments got widespread attention, according to the "huffington post." denny's corporate ceo has expressed disappointment with mr. mets and said it wasn't the company's position. what happened here is that these corporate leaders were living the republican lie. they were buying into fearmongering about the economy and the effects of the affordable care act. once president obama won a resounding re-election victory, they stuck to the republican script, but they saw they could potentially
and we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the obama care act. papa john's, like most businesses, is still researching what the affordable care act means to our operations. we will honor this law, as we do all laws, and continue to offer 100% of papa john's corporate employees and workers in company-owned stores health insurance as we have since the company was founded in 1984." the owner of 40 denny's franchises, john mets, completely reversed himself on a plan to add a 5%...
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it's not president obama taking us on path toward europe. hell, it's mitt romney. if he's elected president europe has instituted extreme austerity measures, the same kind of severe cuts republicans want to make here in america. i'm joined by e.j. dionne. msnbc contributor, columnist for the "washington post" and senior fellow at the brookings institution. e.j., great to have you with us tonight. you know, really you couldn't write a better script against what the republicans want to do. is this not just a perfect example with two elections in europe and a double dip recession tells us what we could be in for if republicans get ahold of the budget? what do you think? >> i think that's true, ed. i mean, if you take britain, for example, the conservatives took power and they had a more moderate brand of austerity than what our conservatives would probably to here. at the end of this austerity program, they've just thrown britain back into recession. that does not seem to be where we want to go. the voters in france had a choice in this election. and hollande ran very
it's not president obama taking us on path toward europe. hell, it's mitt romney. if he's elected president europe has instituted extreme austerity measures, the same kind of severe cuts republicans want to make here in america. i'm joined by e.j. dionne. msnbc contributor, columnist for the "washington post" and senior fellow at the brookings institution. e.j., great to have you with us tonight. you know, really you couldn't write a better script against what the republicans want to...
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they're hoping to avoid automatic tax increases and massive spending cuts. >> to show our seriousness, we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and -- and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table, it's going to be incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people that we're serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. >> during that meeting the president sat between house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid calling for cooperation and compromise. >> we've got to make sure that taxes don't go up on middle-class families, that our economy remains strong, that we're creating jobs, and that's an agenda that democrats and republicans and independents, people all across the country, share. so, our challenge is to make sure that, you know, we are able to cooperate together, work together. >> joining me now for more, congressional reporter for "the washington post" ed o'keefe and national journal correspondent nancy cook. good morning both of you. last time we saw those three toge
they're hoping to avoid automatic tax increases and massive spending cuts. >> to show our seriousness, we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and -- and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table, it's going to be incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people that we're serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. >> during that meeting the president sat between house speaker john boehner...
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the thing that a lot of people worry about in private is him and obama will cut a deal in late december negotiations. but boehner has been making tough moves with conservatives in his own caucus, kicking them off committees. when it comes down to it he's going to agree to something with the president and it is not going to be able to pass his own conference. do you have any sense of what you think he's able to do and not do at this point? >> we come back again to the entitlement question. it's going to be easier for the house republican caucus to swallow some marginal tax rate increase and a debt limit increase especially if they have got something to show for it. and the irony here, on a whole variety of issue, the democrats should actually be in favor of certain kinds of progressive entitlement reforms. it's not actually that big of a give. on social security, as an example, democrats have won for the time being on privatization being completely off the table. there's a strong argument for trying to lock that in now as opposed to waiting and having that potentially come back. in addit
the thing that a lot of people worry about in private is him and obama will cut a deal in late december negotiations. but boehner has been making tough moves with conservatives in his own caucus, kicking them off committees. when it comes down to it he's going to agree to something with the president and it is not going to be able to pass his own conference. do you have any sense of what you think he's able to do and not do at this point? >> we come back again to the entitlement question....
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no so he is cutting my santa claus bit out from under me. it gets harder and harder here every day i have to tell you. >> it is hard for us because he is a jindal fan. also who looks more like santa claus. president obama or rush limbaugh. this is part of the republican party wanting to figure it out but not figure it out. rush has been -- people like him refuse to again, say look we've done this wrong. this isn't the party of the future. we are an old america and we have to move forward in a real fashion. crossing rush limbaugh would be the clearest way that i'm trying to do something different. there are people on the right who have spoken up to say your fail ti to market of white christian grievance that is essential the media world that is killing you. and people are going to have to make a practical cost benefit analysis. there is no benefit but cost to the practitioners. either a because they believe their theories or b because they suck up to them. who is going to deal with them because they understand that in the long run that is a n
no so he is cutting my santa claus bit out from under me. it gets harder and harder here every day i have to tell you. >> it is hard for us because he is a jindal fan. also who looks more like santa claus. president obama or rush limbaugh. this is part of the republican party wanting to figure it out but not figure it out. rush has been -- people like him refuse to again, say look we've done this wrong. this isn't the party of the future. we are an old america and we have to move forward...
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now when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obama care. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed health care is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney/ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> and so now the romney campaign is claiming to be the protector of medicare. but the romney campaign seems to realize that they have to protect medicare from medicare's worst enemy, romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> when obama gutted medicare by taking $717 billion out of it, the romney plan does not do that. the ryan plan mimicked part of the obama package there. the romney plan does not. that's a big difference. >> joining me now, robert reich, former labor secretary under president clinton, professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley, and the author of a new ebook, "beyond outrage," and jonathan combs, the senior editor for "the new republic." robert reich, take us t
now when you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obama care. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed health care is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney/ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> and so now the romney campaign is claiming to be the protector of medicare. but the romney campaign...
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they would be well put not to try to cut a deal with obama but to say paul ryan is going to bring forth a solution to the fix, we're going to gather votes for it. i guarantee you you'll have a democratic substitute and if you can get enough republicans to vote for it, terrific. >> if only the americans can see the look of befudslement and confusion when newt gingrich says things like no house republican should be bamboozled into this idea. bamboozled into this idea that the president just won re-election and the senate is still firmly in democratic hands. >> right. what he's basically saying is, to rank and file republicans vote with your district and forget about the phone call that john boehner had with all of you folks saying get in line, we actually have to have a record to run on in 2014. we can't be obstructionists anymore. the american people have spoken in the election, let's do something. newt gingrich, former speaker of the house, failed presidential candidate, giving advice to the republican party, i would advise the republican party to take that with a huge salt lick. >> yea
they would be well put not to try to cut a deal with obama but to say paul ryan is going to bring forth a solution to the fix, we're going to gather votes for it. i guarantee you you'll have a democratic substitute and if you can get enough republicans to vote for it, terrific. >> if only the americans can see the look of befudslement and confusion when newt gingrich says things like no house republican should be bamboozled into this idea. bamboozled into this idea that the president just...
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president obama on the campaign trail seizing upon mitt romney's budget cutting comments that could threaten tv's most popular bird. what mr. romney had said. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs and other things and i like pbs, i like big bird i actually like you to, but not borrowing money to pay china for supporting it. >> and the big broadcasting systems. what's the truth? could big bird be going bye-bye? joining us, from the christian monitor, good morning. >> good morning. >> so are big bird and pbs really in any danger here? >> well, i don't think big bird's had a week this good in a while. he's huge on twitter now. i think his twitter presence increased like 800,000%, and the thing about big bird and "sesame street" is they have so much outside funding. it's not like "sesame street" will disappear. pbs, the subsidy, it's a sizable chunk of their budget and would be a big blow. >>? how much? a perspective? how much the government chips in? >> it fluctuates year to year. 10% to 15%. in 2011, 12% funneled stlu came from the government subsidy. >> definite lay sizable
president obama on the campaign trail seizing upon mitt romney's budget cutting comments that could threaten tv's most popular bird. what mr. romney had said. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs and other things and i like pbs, i like big bird i actually like you to, but not borrowing money to pay china for supporting it. >> and the big broadcasting systems. what's the truth? could big bird be going bye-bye? joining us, from the christian monitor, good morning....
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remember, barack obama is already cutting medicare. now he's taking your tax dollars to bail them out. >> maybe the question isn't just about the politics of it. it's kind of how should somebody like geithner have addressed the moral argument? >> exactly as he did with the big banks. where's the revulsion of putting hundreds of billions out? >> again, there was no governor on the accelerating panel when it came to the banks. and the explanation was given. >> there was no reluctance and no concern about the incredible moral hazard. it had destroyed the economy and triggered if financial crisis and will trigger the next one because we haven't dealt with it. no concern at all. they explain it. they say they called it collateral benefit. those exact same principles should have been in play when dealing with the housing crisis because it's just as much a macro-economic problem as it was for the financial banks. >> let's talk about principle reductions. you've got a mortgage. it's more than you can afford, let's say. there's two ways to go a
remember, barack obama is already cutting medicare. now he's taking your tax dollars to bail them out. >> maybe the question isn't just about the politics of it. it's kind of how should somebody like geithner have addressed the moral argument? >> exactly as he did with the big banks. where's the revulsion of putting hundreds of billions out? >> again, there was no governor on the accelerating panel when it came to the banks. and the explanation was given. >> there was no...
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>> president obama continues to demand house republicans pass a bill, extending the tax cuts for 98% of americans and do it, you know, right now. wouldn't that be good for the economy? the president is open to compromise, but he's not going to give away the store, not this year. he learned his lessons back in the lame duck session of congress, 2011. so today he openly rejected the mitt romney, john boehner solution for tax reform. >> what i will not do is to have a process that is vague, that says we're going to sort of, kind of raise revenue through dynamic scoring or closing loopholes that have not been identified. and the reason i won't do that is because i don't want to find ourselves in a position six months from now or a year from now, where lo and behold, the only way to close the deficit is to sock it to middle class families. >> now, that is the classiest way i have ever seen anybody say, you know what, somebody's got to pick up the bar tab, boys. this is what president obama ran against in the presidential election. mitt romney's approach to tax reform was, trust me. the am
>> president obama continues to demand house republicans pass a bill, extending the tax cuts for 98% of americans and do it, you know, right now. wouldn't that be good for the economy? the president is open to compromise, but he's not going to give away the store, not this year. he learned his lessons back in the lame duck session of congress, 2011. so today he openly rejected the mitt romney, john boehner solution for tax reform. >> what i will not do is to have a process that is...
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$3600 worth of tax cuts. that's the payroll dedex tax cuts. that's the making work pay tax cut in the stimulus plan. that's the college deduction for kids in college all put together. the average family is paying $3600 less under president obama and they keep claiming he's raised taxes on people he hasn't raised taxes. he's cut taxes on ordinary americans. their plan would raise taxes on ordinary americans and give tax breaks to people who don't need them. will throw us into an incredible deficit situation. will add $3 trillion to $5 trillion of deficit. they say this will produce growth. over the last 60 years the times we've had the best job creation growth has been when the tax rates on the rich has been highest, not lowest. so the theory is full of -- we had growth and taxes were raised. and when we started these tax cuts to the rich and the trickle down stuff, it did not lead to growth. >> when bill clinton raised taxes on the top two percent, it's going to cause a recession. >> jared, when you look at t
$3600 worth of tax cuts. that's the payroll dedex tax cuts. that's the making work pay tax cut in the stimulus plan. that's the college deduction for kids in college all put together. the average family is paying $3600 less under president obama and they keep claiming he's raised taxes on people he hasn't raised taxes. he's cut taxes on ordinary americans. their plan would raise taxes on ordinary americans and give tax breaks to people who don't need them. will throw us into an incredible...
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has campaigned on protecting a strong middle class, allowing the tax cuts to expire above $250,000, but we can't be afraid to compromise but we can do that without compromising our principles. >> is part of this deal-making that the president wants to start his offer with more from the revenue side, the deal that fell apart, have $800 billion in revenue over ten years, now he might want to start with 1.6 trillion? >> sure, we're just -- let's put this in perspective. we have just over a trillion dollar budget deficit this year. so this part of raising additional revenue, that $1.6 trillion that the president is talking about as a starting point is only a down payment, if you will, on what we need to do in other areas which means budget cuts along with really putting people back to work because that's going to be the best thing to relieve pressure on our budget challenges right now. so it really has to be a shared sacrifice bill but we have to get serious about deficit reduction and that means that we have to have significant revenues on the table. >> you have two briefings today. on
has campaigned on protecting a strong middle class, allowing the tax cuts to expire above $250,000, but we can't be afraid to compromise but we can do that without compromising our principles. >> is part of this deal-making that the president wants to start his offer with more from the revenue side, the deal that fell apart, have $800 billion in revenue over ten years, now he might want to start with 1.6 trillion? >> sure, we're just -- let's put this in perspective. we have just...
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bargaining position. >> well, we haven't heard much about this payroll tax cut. but it is part of the fiscal cliff. how's this going to play out, e.j.? >> well, i think the -- first of all, i want to underscore something ruth said which is this doesn't have to be a cliff. and i think we shouldn't be scared of the cliff. i think he does, the president does need to stick to this as a bargaining position. you don't have to put all the cuts in effect the first month of the year. you have the -- the government can kick those down the road. you don't have to change the tax table. so you don't have to start with drawing money from people's paychecks. i think there are ways of going over the cliff and make it more like i against lawrence o'donnell says a curb on the street. i think the payroll tax is really difficult issue. because a lot of -- and liberals are torn about it because on the one hand, i kind of like the idea of goosing the economy and letting people keep another year of their payroll tax cut, but we're worried about the long-term for social security. it's a
bargaining position. >> well, we haven't heard much about this payroll tax cut. but it is part of the fiscal cliff. how's this going to play out, e.j.? >> well, i think the -- first of all, i want to underscore something ruth said which is this doesn't have to be a cliff. and i think we shouldn't be scared of the cliff. i think he does, the president does need to stick to this as a bargaining position. you don't have to put all the cuts in effect the first month of the year. you...
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romney's campaign still trying to find the strategy to go after obama. informing the strategy, there's good ideas and bad ideas. >> the world is full of bad ideas. this was one of them. >> but to the discomfort of the romney campaign the focus remain ossen that quote, bad idea, that proposal to attack the president's character by reviving reverent wright. let's go ahead and bring in today's panel, lynn sweet, washington bureau chief for the washington "sun-times" and hutchinson, political naltd and author of "how obama governed." good afternoon to all of you. >> how are you. >> good afternoon. >> lynn, i'm going to start with you. >> hello. >> brian baker. the end of the federal action spending fund was on mo"morning joe" earlier today. let's take a run. >> the proposal itself knows that we asked for a document based on ending spending, based on fiscal responsibility and jobs in the economy and this was far afield from that. >> lynn, so far the author of this proposal is strategist named fred davis has not addressed the controversy. is davis getting thro
romney's campaign still trying to find the strategy to go after obama. informing the strategy, there's good ideas and bad ideas. >> the world is full of bad ideas. this was one of them. >> but to the discomfort of the romney campaign the focus remain ossen that quote, bad idea, that proposal to attack the president's character by reviving reverent wright. let's go ahead and bring in today's panel, lynn sweet, washington bureau chief for the washington "sun-times" and...
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not cutting the things we rely on most. >> this is just one part of the campaign to strengthen and support the middle class in this country. on a conference call last week, president obama made a direct personal appeal to 30,000 of his top campaign activists. he says it's not time to let up. the president told supporters he will barnstorm across the country to keep people engaged in negotiations over the talks. the president's allies also plan on harnessing the power of the obama campaign including the dashboard, a social network built by the obama team. the campaign manager says dash board helped win the election. it will now be used to promote the president's agenda. >> you could see people using dashboard to say, okay, i want to talk about the choices in front of us in the fiscal cliff. we did over 350,000 events on dashboard. it would be easy for supporters to start asking people to call members of congress. >> the biggest assets is republican stubbornness. here's tea party senator rand paul addressing incoming republicans about the fiscal cliff. >> but the bottom line is it's a mistak
not cutting the things we rely on most. >> this is just one part of the campaign to strengthen and support the middle class in this country. on a conference call last week, president obama made a direct personal appeal to 30,000 of his top campaign activists. he says it's not time to let up. the president told supporters he will barnstorm across the country to keep people engaged in negotiations over the talks. the president's allies also plan on harnessing the power of the obama campaign...
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on the fact that some tax money would be necessary and that some medicare spending would be cut. remember, that's what they used in 2010. >> right. >> and that worked but the people that worked with were not the seniors. that worked with swing voters and younger voters who are looking at how that was going to play out. so i think to go into the ito of the activists at the aarp with that argument was going to elicit boos. you knew that was going to happen and, again, you ask why would they want to did that kind of thing and get booed at the aarp. it's not like a sister souljah moment from the clinton years. >> speaking of bill clinton, let's watch something from bill clinton. once again he's come in and clarified something murky. this is the whole thing, in 30 some states around the country the legislatures have gone out and tried to restrict the rights of people to vote, limit the number of hours you can vote early. limit the opportunity to vote different ways and have to show more documentation. clearly a partisan effort. this is still a big concern with him, president obama, es
on the fact that some tax money would be necessary and that some medicare spending would be cut. remember, that's what they used in 2010. >> right. >> and that worked but the people that worked with were not the seniors. that worked with swing voters and younger voters who are looking at how that was going to play out. so i think to go into the ito of the activists at the aarp with that argument was going to elicit boos. you knew that was going to happen and, again, you ask why...
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. >> president obama will stand by the middle class. >> mitt romney is not the champion in the middle class. >> he says if you want to cut firefighters and teachers. >> that's a very strange accusation. >> are we even fair, or was that walkback? >> the federal government doesn't pay for teachers, firefighters, or policemen. >> does that mean that there will be fewer teachers? yes. >> obviously, that's completely absurd. the president is really out of touch. >> does mitt romney have a transparency problem? >> this is an unusual interview. all right. let's do it again. >> the least transparent president in a generation. >> the least transparent president in a generation. >> we're also going to be holding mitt romney accountable for his record. >> number 47 in job growth. >> a little history. >> ranks firstin debt. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> the same bad ideas that brought our economy to the brink of disaster. >> all right, let's do it again. >> 47th place in my neighborhood is still 47th place. >> the president is really out of touch with what's happening a
. >> president obama will stand by the middle class. >> mitt romney is not the champion in the middle class. >> he says if you want to cut firefighters and teachers. >> that's a very strange accusation. >> are we even fair, or was that walkback? >> the federal government doesn't pay for teachers, firefighters, or policemen. >> does that mean that there will be fewer teachers? yes. >> obviously, that's completely absurd. the president is really out...
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. >> it cuts both ways. the obama team has, i'm sure, as well. their political operations prepared should this have fallen the other way. >> the jim messina e-mail went out before the -- messina sent it out this morning. >> we're not going to blame these guys for the politics of what their campaigns are going to do to get the money in the door. we know how that'sç played. i think the broader question for both of these men right now is how do they frame this argument? i think mark is right. romney has time, but the cement is hardening. i would say it's actually hardened on some issues like immigration, where it's going to be really hard to pull the hispanic vote in a direction toward the party. can you afford to let the cement harden on this issue? for example. >> where has romney demonstrated leadership? he did it when he was governor on the mandate issue. where has he since? i think the president's statement that we talked about earlier today, he talked about his idea of leadership. he had to change his mind to do this. it was not politically
. >> it cuts both ways. the obama team has, i'm sure, as well. their political operations prepared should this have fallen the other way. >> the jim messina e-mail went out before the -- messina sent it out this morning. >> we're not going to blame these guys for the politics of what their campaigns are going to do to get the money in the door. we know how that'sç played. i think the broader question for both of these men right now is how do they frame this argument? i think...
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doo extend bush tax cuts for all but the top 2%. that's a sign some republicans may be open to higher rates for the rich. >>> is it possible negotiators could learn something from the most important movie out there right now "lincoln." doris good win joins us. >>> let me finish with how lincoln outlawed slavery for good and how de it using politics. this is "hardball," the place for politics. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is
doo extend bush tax cuts for all but the top 2%. that's a sign some republicans may be open to higher rates for the rich. >>> is it possible negotiators could learn something from the most important movie out there right now "lincoln." doris good win joins us. >>> let me finish with how lincoln outlawed slavery for good and how de it using politics. this is "hardball," the place for politics. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great...
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and president obama pusheded tha that. in addition to having your cake and wanting to eat it too, he's wanting it both ways. the bottom line, the stimulus did work. could things have been better? yes. but would things have been much worse without a stimulus? they would have been. the so-called trickle down, he says he can give tax cuts to the so-called job creators, mitt romney would have a 1% effective tax break. that will trickle down to benefit the rest of america. in fact, there is some trickle down benefit. public dollars to repair bridges, extend broad band. those are called investments, where there's broad-based capacity to put people to work in an effort to build those roads and bridges and it is going to be used by generations of people. so the stimulus, he got it right when he was advocating that some of those -- >> he just didn't know that he was getting it right is what it sounds like. >> there's another real problem here that you're seeing. the republican agenda with president obama from the moment he took to
and president obama pusheded tha that. in addition to having your cake and wanting to eat it too, he's wanting it both ways. the bottom line, the stimulus did work. could things have been better? yes. but would things have been much worse without a stimulus? they would have been. the so-called trickle down, he says he can give tax cuts to the so-called job creators, mitt romney would have a 1% effective tax break. that will trickle down to benefit the rest of america. in fact, there is some...
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cuts. >> is the obama campaign doing a good job of kind of backing mitt romney into a corner saying where's the meat? what are this is their best argument. i think what the polls show is that the vote for me because i'm not barack obama strategy of the romney campaign, which is really their strategy in a nutshell for so many months, has gotten as far as it's going to go. if romney is going to win as a challenger, that last group of 10% undecided, maybe 15% undecided, the persuadables and the gettables, what they want is somebody to vote for more than somebody to vote against. and so what the president is trying to say there is romney hasn't given you a good reason to vote for him yet, only a good reason to vote against me. and the only reasons for are tax cuts, tax cuts and more tax cuts and deleg ratiregulation. that's a line that got one of the biggest applause in two weeks of conventions. >> it does seem like there's a sort of softening by mitt romney. i think by some members of his own campaign. they think that number is getting very, very small. maybe a million or so vote ergs spread o
cuts. >> is the obama campaign doing a good job of kind of backing mitt romney into a corner saying where's the meat? what are this is their best argument. i think what the polls show is that the vote for me because i'm not barack obama strategy of the romney campaign, which is really their strategy in a nutshell for so many months, has gotten as far as it's going to go. if romney is going to win as a challenger, that last group of 10% undecided, maybe 15% undecided, the persuadables and...
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that's barack obama. mitt romney's plan, independent group said, would increase taxes for 95% of americans and give a tax cut to 5%. so those are all things that the american people oppose. >> nia malika, when we get by all of the side conversations and what some would call distractions, the fact of the matter is that we have more money that is going to be spent on this election than any election in history. the fact of the matter is we have more at stake being that we're in a slow recovery. really americans and what they do in 92 days will decide the economic policies because clearly romney by his own surrogates emission is bush, just more of bush. and president obama is going another direction. this could not be a more of a contrast between candidates and more of a contrast between directions. >> this is what you see democrats trying to say. in some ways politics can be small but this is a big choice that voters are going to face in november. you've seen from the romney campaign an attempt to make this
that's barack obama. mitt romney's plan, independent group said, would increase taxes for 95% of americans and give a tax cut to 5%. so those are all things that the american people oppose. >> nia malika, when we get by all of the side conversations and what some would call distractions, the fact of the matter is that we have more money that is going to be spent on this election than any election in history. the fact of the matter is we have more at stake being that we're in a slow...
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little more. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message because to cut the deficit, we need everyone to pay their fair share. >> joining me now, msnbc's joy reid and ari melber. joy, just to set the table for the audience about what the kissing's all about. >> yeah. >> it's that the press has felt shut out. in fact, greta van susteren, no enemy of romney's, wrote on her blog yesterday, "there has been no press access to governor romney since we landed in poland. we are in a holding pattern. i can't help but feel a bit like the press is a modified petting zoo since we are trapped in a bus while polish citizens take pictures of us." so the press, as it will, in these situations, starts to yell the questions when the guy's walking by. and the traveling press secretary thought he'd turn that into a romantic opportunity of sorts. >> absolutely. >> and demand a kiss. >> how dare the press demand to ask questions of the presidential candidate? how dare they? you know, i think, lawrence, we are starting to see what a sense of entitlement looks like in realtime. what i'm starting to get from
little more. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message because to cut the deficit, we need everyone to pay their fair share. >> joining me now, msnbc's joy reid and ari melber. joy, just to set the table for the audience about what the kissing's all about. >> yeah. >> it's that the press has felt shut out. in fact, greta van susteren, no enemy of romney's, wrote on her blog yesterday, "there has been no press access to governor romney since we landed in poland....
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secondly, they fail to specify what kind of cuts they want. remember, this is the party that's campaigned for two election cycles now on cutting government spinding, but when you ask them to identify exactly what you want to cut, you get mishmash from them. you get $100 billion in medicare savings by increasing the retirement age from 65 to 67. you get some unspecified savings from reducing social security. the only specifics if you add them up are about $300 billion or $400 billion in specific cuts, the rest are inspecific. this is the party whose fundamental premise is to cut government spending. you ask them to identify how they want to do it, and they start speaking in gibberish. it shows you this is a phony, phony movement on the part of conservatives to cut government spending. >> absolutely. ari, the president took a question on twitter this afternoon. quote, what is your opposition to taking away deductions for the 2% rather than upping the rate? seems like a reasonable compromise. his answer, not enough revenue unless you end charitab
secondly, they fail to specify what kind of cuts they want. remember, this is the party that's campaigned for two election cycles now on cutting government spinding, but when you ask them to identify exactly what you want to cut, you get mishmash from them. you get $100 billion in medicare savings by increasing the retirement age from 65 to 67. you get some unspecified savings from reducing social security. the only specifics if you add them up are about $300 billion or $400 billion in specific...
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medicare spending cuts, even though ryan's own plan called for the same in savings. >> it takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you didn't. >> and that was impromptu. let's get down to the numbers, bill clinton's prepared remarks, just over 3,000 words. the as-delivered version, close to 6,000. just a bit more ad-libbing and he'd have doubled the original word count. that guy is smart. moving on to one of last night's big speech events, did you happen to notice joe biden getting a bit literal with the use of one word in particular? >> governor romney believes it's okay to raise taxes on middle class by $2,000 in order to pay for another -- literally another trillion dollar tax cut for the very wealthy. and it literally amazes me they don't understand. general motors and chrysler were literally on the verge of liquidation. literally the first days -- literally stood on the brink -- literally hung in the balance -- literally -- literally -- the direction we turn is not figuratively, it is literally in your hands. >> well, the direction of history is literally in our hands? hm
medicare spending cuts, even though ryan's own plan called for the same in savings. >> it takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you didn't. >> and that was impromptu. let's get down to the numbers, bill clinton's prepared remarks, just over 3,000 words. the as-delivered version, close to 6,000. just a bit more ad-libbing and he'd have doubled the original word count. that guy is smart. moving on to one of last night's big speech events, did you happen to notice joe biden...
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he did go out of his way to attack president obama for defense cuts that are part of the sequester deal. which incidentally, are cuts that paul ryan voted for in congress. that's the kind of thing he's been stay save saying on the stump. after a week and a half of bipartisan blistering criticism of mr. romney for leaving discussion of the war in afghanistan out of his speech accepting the normmination for president in tampa, paul ryan didn't mention the war if his speech either. but after facing all that criticism, mr. romney while addressing the national guard did not have much to say about afghanistan again. he stated the fact that we are at war in afghanistan and this was the total indication he gave for what his policy would be in that war should he become commander in chief. quote, our goal should be to complete a transition by the end of 2014. we should evaluate conditions on the ground and solicit the best advice of our military commanders. and that was it. mr. romney has been critical of setting a timeline for taking troops out of afghanistan. when john mccain gave the foreign p
he did go out of his way to attack president obama for defense cuts that are part of the sequester deal. which incidentally, are cuts that paul ryan voted for in congress. that's the kind of thing he's been stay save saying on the stump. after a week and a half of bipartisan blistering criticism of mr. romney for leaving discussion of the war in afghanistan out of his speech accepting the normmination for president in tampa, paul ryan didn't mention the war if his speech either. but after...
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. >> the romney rule says, let's double down on the tax cuts for the wealthy. that's another trillion dollars in tax cuts over the next ten years going to the top 1% of american taxpayers. i don't blame her for crying. she's going to -- she is going to inherit it. america has known that we can't go back to the future, back to a foreign policy that would have america go it alone. shout to the world you're either with us or against us. i said before, thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> i mean, good lines, good reaction to the baby, showing he's quick on his feet. pretty good campaigner, erin. >> sure. but it's often the job of the vice president or the running mate to be the attack dog. can joe biden carry a message on his own when he is in his 70s? it's hard to tell. we're starting to see generational shifts in american politics. president obama is on the cusp of the baby boom generation in generation x. if mitt romney does not win and president obama wins a second term, the republican field that we're looking at in 2016,
. >> the romney rule says, let's double down on the tax cuts for the wealthy. that's another trillion dollars in tax cuts over the next ten years going to the top 1% of american taxpayers. i don't blame her for crying. she's going to -- she is going to inherit it. america has known that we can't go back to the future, back to a foreign policy that would have america go it alone. shout to the world you're either with us or against us. i said before, thanks to president obama, bin laden is...
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two states have decided we have to cut off early voting opportunities. but ohio decides to be recalcitrant. the secretary of state is like i'm not listening to that court. obama for america after filed for that case, and they didn't want to listen. so the judge pulled them up. >> i want to play a little history here. ohio is having the battle around early voting. pennsylvania with the i.d. i want to listen for a moment to -- to congressman john lewis, who spoke about what it took to get voting rights in this country, and it's such a powerful moment, from the dnc, talking with msnbc's own andrea mitchell, take a listen. >> i would never forget the three young men in mississippi african-americans, they died by trying to encourage other people to become registered, and it would be an affront for what they died for and all of the people that struggled for us to allow people to keep people today from registered and voting. >> all right. i want to set that against a new ad that the state of pennsylvania is playing, about getting your -- about getting your vote
two states have decided we have to cut off early voting opportunities. but ohio decides to be recalcitrant. the secretary of state is like i'm not listening to that court. obama for america after filed for that case, and they didn't want to listen. so the judge pulled them up. >> i want to play a little history here. ohio is having the battle around early voting. pennsylvania with the i.d. i want to listen for a moment to -- to congressman john lewis, who spoke about what it took to get...
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now when you need it obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obama care. the romney/ryan plan protects seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. >> i want to bring in the president of aarp. nancy, thanks for joining us. you saw that ad and listened to it with us now. do you think the ads will convince seniors it's the president cutting medicare? >> i think what it's going to do is elevate the issue of medicare in this debate. we launched an initiative in march called "earn to say." this was focused on bringing the debate about medicare and social security out from behind closed doors in washington and to the american people. we have been hosting sessions around the country, our aarp volunteers have had meetings with members and voters of all ages in senior centers, coffee houses and universities to talk about these issues. we're delighted it's at the top of the agenda. we hope that it won't just be discussed in 30-second ads and that, in fact, voters will be able to hear precisely what both the president and governor romney plan to do if el
now when you need it obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. why? to pay for obama care. the romney/ryan plan protects seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. >> i want to bring in the president of aarp. nancy, thanks for joining us. you saw that ad and listened to it with us now. do you think the ads will convince seniors it's the president cutting medicare? >> i think what it's going to do is elevate the issue of medicare in this debate. we launched an...
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and the only two things he could name in that debate were repealing obama care and cutting funding for pbs and big bird. >> he was on cnn tonight and he was asked about the specifics of the tax cuts, so i'm sure he must have -- let's just see. >> well, i'm not going to layout a piece of legislation here because i intend to work together with republicans and democrats in congress. >> oh, okay. so, he's prepared to layout half a piece of legislation which is i will cut all tax rates by 20%. there's another half of the legislation which i must not speak of. >> right. >> then why mention that other half? why mention the 20% half if you can't mention the deductions half? we have never seen this in a campaign proposal before. >> i think he thinks that this will still be a referendum election. one could oorg u that the debate proved part of his point. big bird speaks to the total of their budget talk because they can't point to anything significant that they would cut. but on the other hand it will be up to a lot of the debates in the future, especially joe biden to get out there and say this
and the only two things he could name in that debate were repealing obama care and cutting funding for pbs and big bird. >> he was on cnn tonight and he was asked about the specifics of the tax cuts, so i'm sure he must have -- let's just see. >> well, i'm not going to layout a piece of legislation here because i intend to work together with republicans and democrats in congress. >> oh, okay. so, he's prepared to layout half a piece of legislation which is i will cut all tax...
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the obama plan would cut the deficit by trillions the over the same period. prepare for $10 million worth of this ad telling you if you're worried about student loans and spending and the deficit you ought to vote against the guy who has been comparatively pretty good on the issues. on the deficit you ought to vote for the guy that will make it worse by trillions and trillions of dollars. you cannot shock anybody by telling them a karl rove ad tells a lie. the issue is that the assertions in this $10 million ad buy are just blatantly at face value shockingly dishonest to anybody who understands anything about these issues that are in this ad. we're told that republicans have focus group this ad down to the last bristle on the air brush. they are confident that the assertions are false to anybody that knows the fact, they are confident it not be shocking to anyone. they are confident that people do not know what the facts are. are they right? in so, the number one question is why don't more people know the actual facts? how do you run on your record when the o
the obama plan would cut the deficit by trillions the over the same period. prepare for $10 million worth of this ad telling you if you're worried about student loans and spending and the deficit you ought to vote against the guy who has been comparatively pretty good on the issues. on the deficit you ought to vote for the guy that will make it worse by trillions and trillions of dollars. you cannot shock anybody by telling them a karl rove ad tells a lie. the issue is that the assertions in...
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within the past hour president obama signed a crucial highway bill into law. a law passed after months of delay from house republicans. it will save or create about 3 million jobs helping to rebuild america's roads and bridges. president obama calls on republicans to help him keep the foot on the gas pedal and take more steps to rev up the economic engine. >> my message to congress is what i've been saying for months now. let's keep going. let's keep moving forward. let's keep finding ways to work together to grow the economy and to help put more folks back to work. there's excuse for inaction when there's so many americans still trying to get back on their feet. >> joining me now is hilda solis, e secretary of labor. and former governor of ohio ted strickland who was with the president on his bus tour yesterday. thanks for joining me. >> great to be here. >> it's great to be here with you, hilda. >> good to see you, too, governor. >> now, let me start with you, secretary solis. how important is this highway bill the president just signed, how important is thi
within the past hour president obama signed a crucial highway bill into law. a law passed after months of delay from house republicans. it will save or create about 3 million jobs helping to rebuild america's roads and bridges. president obama calls on republicans to help him keep the foot on the gas pedal and take more steps to rev up the economic engine. >> my message to congress is what i've been saying for months now. let's keep going. let's keep moving forward. let's keep finding...
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so that, of course, president obama had a stimulus. of course, he and his administration have spent money but the biggest drivers of that deficit are those things i just mentioned to you. >> you hear and i describe it as a talking point because you don't just hear from pawlenty. anyone with an "r" near their name keep saying you can't bring up the notion of the years before, you have to talk about your record. how does this re-election team for the president avoid being boxed in so that that is not seen as he's just bringing up the past? >> what you're seeing is incredible message discipline from republicans. they are basically saying that everything is occurring right now whether it's the economy or the deficit, president obama owns it. it's actually the democrats and the obama's campaign to argue that to be able to make their point that they inherited a very tough situation, that they've actually managed it and that thing are getting better. stan greenberg and james carville would say probably not to make that point but to be able to
so that, of course, president obama had a stimulus. of course, he and his administration have spent money but the biggest drivers of that deficit are those things i just mentioned to you. >> you hear and i describe it as a talking point because you don't just hear from pawlenty. anyone with an "r" near their name keep saying you can't bring up the notion of the years before, you have to talk about your record. how does this re-election team for the president avoid being boxed in...
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>> first one is hey, barack obama cut medicare first. it's him that cut medicare. journalists aren't buying it, he didn't cut it by $716 billion. they stopped paying bonuses to insurance companies, drug companies and other providers and the cbo said that would save over time $716 billion. a complex argument, but not a cut in medicare and it didn't touch beneficiaries. that's number one. second one is we're the ones who are trying to save medicare, we're going to save it actually, the problem is, you know, seniors now may not face it. people over 55, because they wouldn't get the vouchers, seniors favor medicare and don't want the cuts, even if cuts don't hit them. polls show seniors, people over 55, don't like the idea of voucherizing medicare, even if it doesn't affect them. >> david, what will it take for paul ryan to have a successful saturday in the sunshine state? >> craig, i think for the romney campaign, what -- as joy said, they are trying to neutralize the obama campaign attacks on of this. that won't be easy. i was with the president when he went down to
>> first one is hey, barack obama cut medicare first. it's him that cut medicare. journalists aren't buying it, he didn't cut it by $716 billion. they stopped paying bonuses to insurance companies, drug companies and other providers and the cbo said that would save over time $716 billion. a complex argument, but not a cut in medicare and it didn't touch beneficiaries. that's number one. second one is we're the ones who are trying to save medicare, we're going to save it actually, the...